Peter Mander
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Sailing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | Sharpie class | |
Peter Garth Mander (born July 4, 1928 in Christchurch - died June 21, 1998) was a former New Zealand yachtsman and Olympic Gold medal winner. With Jack Cropp , Mander won the Sharpie class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Mander then retired from competitive yachtin, but made a comeback and was selected to compete in the Finn class at the 1964 Summer Olympics where he finished fourth. He later became the president of the New Zealand Yachting Federation.
He is the older brother of Graham Mander, who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, also as a yachtsman.
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